27 November 2019

My favourite ski resort is Alpe D’Huez in France and this year we decided to take the children for the first time. We flew into Grenoble and it’s a 2 hour coach journey up to the resort. Flights also go into Chambery or Geneva. You travel up the ’21 bends’ famous in the Tour De France. We travelled with a group of friends and stayed in a Chalet Hotel which is my personal favourite when skiing. T

27 November 2019

I was lucky enough to spend a week in St Lucia courtesy of the St Lucia Tourism Authority. Their tagline for this beautiful island is ‘Let her inspire you’ and she certainly did! We visited lots of lovely hotels, went zip-lining, covered ourselves in mud at the sulphur mud baths, had a day on a catamaran and an evening party cruise. We stayed for 3 nights at The Landings Resort which has its

26 November 2019

I decided to book a cheap last minute holiday for my husband and myself and came across a great deal to the Greek island of Thassos. Thassos has no airport but the transfer to the mainland is organised so smoothly it really doesn't matter. You fly into Kavala, have a 15 mins coach journey to the port where you then hop onto the ferry where you can sit in the sun with a cold beer on deck for the h

26 November 2019

Just back from a short break to the Moroccan city of Fes courtesy of the Tourist Board and Air Arabia. Wonderful place to see the real Morocco, friendly people, delicious food and lovely hotels and Riads visited in Fes, Meknès and Ifrane - the ski resort! Only 3.5hrs flight away, great value and perfect for some winter sunshine!

26 November 2019

Back from my trip to Miami and Bahamas with my 11 fellow Travel Weekly Cover Stars! What an experience! We each had a photoshoot to be featured on the cover of the UK's most prestigious travel publication, the Travel Weekly each month in 2019. We all had our top secret photo shoots by a talented (and patient!) New Jersey photographer in different locations around the hotels and ship! I look forwa

11 October 2017

I booked this trip as a last minute quick getaway in the school holidays along with another family. Zante is in the Ionian Islands of Greece and we chose the resort of Tsilivi on the East coast just 25 minutes from the airport. We stayed at the Alamis Apartments in Tsilvi for a week. The apartments are family run and have one good size swimming pool, a bar and pool table, nothing fancy but clea

09 October 2017

In March I was fortunate to go on a four-day visit hosted by the Moroccan Tourist Board to see what this wonderful country has to offer. We began with three nights in Marrakech. Just a 15 minute drive from the modern and impressive Menara Airport. I was pleasantly surprised by the tree lined avenues and how clean and cosmopolitan the place is. We stayed at the 5* Movenpick Mansour Hotel, a l

14 June 2016

Having visited the Caribbean over a dozen times, I knew I would love Cuba. What a beautiful place with such an interesting history. We flew to Holguin from Gatwick with Thomas Cook Airlines. The flight was fine and it helped that we had prebooked extra leg room seats. After an hour transfer on a modern air conditioned coach, we arrived at our hotel for the two weeks - the all inclusive 4* Sol L

23 September 2014

Santorini is a small but perfectly formed Greek Island and has been on my 'must visit' list for years. I finally spent a week here in July and it was everything and more than I expected it to be. The island is actually a submerged volcano and the part you see above water that forms Santorini and a couple of small surrounding islands is the rim, or caldera as it’s known. I stayed in the main

24 March 2014

I have just returned from a wonderful week skiing in Alpe D'Huez. This is my second year in a row to the resort as it has everything I want from a skiing holiday. We had perfect snow conditions and wonderfully sunny days. I travelled with my partner and two other couples. We stayed at the Chalet Hotel Les Cimes. The hotel is in a good central location, just a two minute walk from the nearest li

28 November 2013

I spent a week at Sandals Regency La Toc on the stunning island of St Lucia and cannot recommend it highly enough. This 5* ultra all inclusive resort is set in 220 acres of beautiful grounds including its own 18 hole golf course. The hotel is set directly on a long sandy half mile beach. There are an array of water sports and land sports to choose from (all included of course). From tennis at t

14 May 2013

I booked a two night trip to Venice as a Valentines surprise for my partner as it’s my favourite city in the world. I have been to some fantastic cities such as Sydney, Hong Kong and New York but for me there is something special about Venice. It is just an hour and half flight from Stansted then a 45 minute coach transfer to the Piazza Roma in Venice. This is where the cars and buses and any o

25 May 2011

On arrival into Orlando we were transferred to the Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge. The hotel is styled like a grand safari lodge. Many of the rooms overlook the savannahs where you can see giraffes, zebra and gazelles. There are also lovely pool areas and a wide choice of dining venues. The hotel is just a 15 minute drive from the Animal Kingdom Theme Park and Magic Kingdom/Epcot etc. Are about 10